do corns change color?

[iamofthedesert]

I just got a baby amelanistic corn (my first snake!!), and I picked it over the orange corn because it was brighter in color. But now I am wondering, do the baby cornsnakes change color as they get older? Or do they stay pretty true to what they look like as babies?

 

[intoxicated]

My experience is, that their basic pattern never changes. However, when they mature their colors often become somewhat darker. Especially the white-grey spots on my normal cornsnakes became more and more grey during the first months.

 

[oscarthesnake]

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I am not as experienced as some here on this forum, but I do believe that corns do tend to change when they are adults. I know that most snow corns will turn light green or pink when they get older, and some corns tend to lose some color with age, but that is why corns are so sweet! You never know what may come later on! Whether it changes or not, it will be a beautiful corn... can you post some pics for us to see?

 

[gisele]

My corn was a light pink with redish pink saddles but over the last year has turned a variation of orange. light orange with orange red saddles. I don't know if that helps much. I've heard that they generally get more vibrant until they get to between 3 and 5 years then start to become duller. Thats not first hand knowledge though. My baby's only a year old.

 

[MegF.]

I think I read somewhere that the yellow developes later than the other shades as well. I think some of the adults become a little more washed out in tone, but so far, my amel is staying quite bright. Here's two pictures of her. One when I first got her at 18", and now at 33" and 9 months later. I think she's kept much of her color.

 

[gisele]

My corn is exactly the same colour as yours MegF. but they told me he was a creamsicle. Is there a major difference between amel and creamsicle?

 

[Kristel]

I think that creamsicles have more white on them. Though I'm no expert, I did do alot of looking around before deciding which kind of corn to get. If you go to www.cornsnakes.net, they have some beatiful photographs of many different cornsnake morphs that could probobly help you out.
Just tryin to be helpful.

 

[So Pirate55]

Creamsicles are amels that have emoryi blood in them. It's basicly a corn/great plains ratsnake hybrid. Some people have mixed emotions on the hybrid, but either way they make for beautiful creatures.

So far as the details, ie amount of emoryi blood in the snake, i'd ask the breeder. I'm no expert by far, but i'm sure Rich, Don, Kathy, or maybe some of these genetic wizards floating around the site could help you out with the exact specifications of what qualifies as a Creamsicle.

As for the original question, i'd say in general....yes. Yellows tend to come in later. Bloodred's patterns and colors diffuse into a uniform red (idealy) and okeetees tend to get much brighter as they grow from hatchlings to adults. Other morph's colors develop as the snake gets older.

 

[gisele]

thanks so much for all your help! Its a little more clear now.

 

[alcooo]

I bought my corn as an aztec. He was dark red and brownish Dimond backed. Now he is bright orange and yellow. Identified as an hypo anamlistic. Ya. He changed his collors. Looks like the one in the pic. And he definitely did not look like any of the babys I have seen.

 

[boricua00735]

http://iansvivarium.com/morphs/species/elaphe_guttata/

try this site it will show you hatchling pictures, adult pictures, ventral pics and eyes of many different morphs some are not updated but about 90 % are good to go and have pictures with good examples. I hope this helps you out.

 

[susang]

Wow, an eight year old thread.

 

[boricua00735]

hahaha thanks susang i clicked new post it popped up saw nine replies and never thought to look at the op date lol WOW